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Joey Dorsey
No. 6 – FC Barcelona
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueLiga ACB
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1983-12-16) December 16, 1983 (age 41)
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High schoolLaurinburg Institute
(Laurinburg, North Carolina)
CollegeMemphis (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2010Houston Rockets
2008–2010→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2010Sacramento Kings
2010–2011Toronto Raptors
2011–2012Caja Laboral
2012Olympiacos
2012–2013Royal Halı Gaziantep
2013–presentFC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Richard Elmer "Joey" Dorsey ((1983-12-16)December 16, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.

College career

During both his sophomore and junior years on the team, the Tigers ended their season in the NCAA tournament's Elite Eight.[1]

During the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, as a member of the Memphis Tigers, Dorsey famously called Ohio State center Greg Oden "overrated as a big man", said that Oden "might be as good as Joey Dorsey", and labeled himself "Goliath" and Oden "the little man". The Buckeyes, however, defeated the Tigers 92–76; Oden had 17 points and 9 rebounds while Dorsey finished with no points and three rebounds, and did not attempt a field goal in the 19 minutes he spent on the court.[2][3]

However, during his senior year Dorsey led the Memphis Tigers to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament championship game with Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts. The Tigers fell to Kansas 75–68 in overtime.

NBA career

Dorsey was chosen as the 33rd overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. After the draft, he was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for the draft rights to the 25th pick, Nicolas Batum.

In the 2008–09 NBA season, Dorsey played in 3 games, scoring a total of 2 points, grabbing one rebound, and making one assist.

The Rockets assigned Dorsey to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League.[4] On February 5, 2010, after previously being called back up from the NBDL, Dorsey played a career-high 19 minutes and grabbed 12 rebounds.[5]

On February 18, 2010, Dorsey was traded to the Sacramento Kings in a three team deal that also moved the Rockets' Tracy McGrady to the New York Knicks.[6]

On March 28, 2010, Dorsey was waived by the Kings.[7]

On April 4, 2010, Dorsey was signed to a non-guaranteed contract by the Raptors.[8]

Europe

In September 2011, Dorsey signed with the Spanish ACB League club Caja Laboral.[9]

On January 11, 2012, a day after Caja Laboral terminated his contract, Dorsey signed with the Greek Basket League club Olympiacos until the end of the season.[10] With Olympiacos, he won the 2011-12 Euroleague championship, as well as the 2011-12 Greek League championship. In the summer of 2012, he re-signed with Olympiacos on a two year contract.[11] On September 12, 2012, during a preseason exhibition game against Dinamo Sassari, Dorsey ended up shattering a backboard with around two minutes left in the fourth quarter.[12][13]

On November 7, 2012, Dorsey was released by Olympiacos about two weeks after publicly criticizing the team.[14]

On November 22, 2012, he signed to play with the Turkish Basketball League club Royal Halı Gaziantep until the end of the season.[15]

On July 17, 2013, Dorsey signed a two-year contract with the Spanish team FC Barcelona.[16][17]

Awards and accomplishments

College career

  • Conference USA All-Freshman Team: (2004–05)
  • Conference USA All-Tournament Team: (2006)
  • All-Conference USA First-Team: (2006–07)
  • Conference USA All-Defensive Team: (2006–07)
  • Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year: (2006–07)
  • Conference USA All-Tournament Team: (2007)

Professional career

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Houston 3 0 2.0 .500 .000 .000 .3 .3 .0 .0 .7
2009–10 Houston 7 0 7.7 .455 .000 .500 3.6 .3 .3 .1 1.6
2009–10 Sacramento 8 0 6.5 .444 .000 .400 2.3 .0 .1 .1 1.5
2010–11 Toronto 43 9 12.1 .525 .000 .477 4.4 .6 .6 .4 3.1
Career 61 9 10.4 .512 .000 .468 3.8 .5 .4 .3 2.6

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/apr/06/one-to-go---web-only-after-ucla-romp-tigers-eye/
  2. ^ ESPN - Dorsey can't back smack, Oden's heading to Atlanta - Columnist
  3. ^ ESPN - Memphis vs. Ohio State - Recap - March 24, 2007
  4. ^ Rockets call up Joey Dorsey from NBA Development League - ESPN
  5. ^ Dorsey gives Rockets a pick-me-up
  6. ^ "KINGS: KINGS ACQUIRE CARL LANDRY, JOEY DORSEY AND LARRY HUGHES". NBA.com. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  7. ^ "KINGS: Joey Dorsey Press Release". NBA.com. 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  8. ^ "Raptors sign Dorsey for remainder of season". thescore.com. 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  9. ^ CAJA LABORAL lands big man Dorsey
  10. ^ Caja Laboral dice adiós a Joey Dorsey, que ficha por Olympiacos
  11. ^ Euroleague.net OLYMPIACOS re-signs Dorsey through 2014.
  12. ^ Ex-Rocket, King and Raptor Joey Dorsey shatters backboard with dunk during a game
  13. ^ Joey Dorsey σπάει το ταμπλό on YouTube
  14. ^ Olympiacos officially releases Dorsey
  15. ^ Dorsey signs with Gaziantep BB
  16. ^ "FC Barcelona adds former Euroleague champ Joey Dorsey". Sportando. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  17. ^ "BARCELONA lands former champ Dorsey". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 17 July 2013.

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